Burns Express Freight Limited
ActiveSC142594Transport & storageIncorporated 11 Feb 1993 · Glasgow
freight forwarding, transportation and couriers.
Revenue
£11.1m
▲ +4.5% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£211k
Margin 3.0%
Employees
76
▼ -2.6% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£1.4m
Total assets £4.3m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
6 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Oct 2020Not available
Oct 2021Not available
Oct 2022
£11.0m
Oct 2023
£10.4m▼ -5.8%
Oct 2024
£10.6m▲ +1.7%
Oct 2025
£11.1m▲ +4.5%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2025 | £11.1m | ▲ +4.5% | £284k | 76 | £1.4m |
| 31 Oct 2024 | £10.6m | ▲ +1.7% | £240k | 78 | £1.4m |
| 31 Oct 2023 | £10.4m | ▼ -5.8% | £638k | 78 | £1.4m |
| 31 Oct 2022 | £11.0m | — | £559k | 71 | £1.2m |
| 31 Oct 2021 | — | — | — | 77 | £1.0m |
| 31 Oct 2020 | — | — | — | 76 | £816k |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Oct 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £11.1m
- Gross profit
- £1.3m
- Operating profit
- £330k
- Profit before tax
- £284k
- Profit after tax
- £211k
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £4.3m
- Cash
- £1.3m
- Total liabilities
- £2.9m
- Net assets
- £1.4m
- Revenue per employee
- £146k
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